Challenging Behaviors: Time-Out Procedures
For week 4 of my challenging behavior journey, I learned a lot about the time-out process. Time-out is often seen as a punishment that is cruel, but correct use of time-out procedures are quite the contrary. There are four types of time-out procedures and the purpose of each procedure is to reduce inappropriate student behaviors, such as inappropriate social behaviors, disruptions, disobedience, and aggression (Ryan et al., 2007). Type one is called inclusion time-out. During this procedure, the child is removed from a positive reinforcement activity or setting and he/she is unable to participate in the activity at hand (Ryan et al., 2007). The child is still able to observe the teacher's instruction, but now he/she can only observe the activity and participate in a different way--maybe a writing activity. Inclusion time-out is the least restrictive time-out. Type two is called exclusion time-out. During this procedure, the child is either removed from the room or placed away from